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rmdir is a command, to remove or erase directories. Remember that the directories should be empty to be deleted.

Usage

rmdir [options] directory_list

Options

--ignore-fail-on-non-empty

Suppresses the message rmdir normally displays when it fails to delete a directory because it is not empty

--parents -p

Removes the given directory and its children if they are empty

--verbose -v

Displays the names of directories as they are being removed

-r

Removes the directory if it is not empty, It removes the contents also

Example

rmdir --parents dirctory1/directory2/directory3

This will remove the directories, directory1, directory2, and directory3.